Madaba weather by month

The best time to visit Madaba is April, May and October — 95/100 in April, 24°C and 2 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (90/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 74/100 — cool, a little rain. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Madaba🇯🇴 Jordan · Levant · City95
  1. 74Jan
  2. 78Feb
  3. 84Mar
  4. 95Apr
  5. 91May
  6. 87Jun
  7. 83Jul
  8. 82Aug
  9. 87Sep
  10. 93Oct
  11. 88Nov
  12. 77Dec

Best season: March to May (90/100 on average) · worst January (74/100)

Days
24°C
Nights
9°C
Wet days
2
Sun
11.7 h
Humidity
46%
Daylight
13 h
Madaba, Jordan
Photo: Mohammad Issa Qoqzeh · Pexels

Madaba, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Madaba is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan74B13°C7 d9 hBusy1
Feb78B14°C6 d10 hBusy1
Mar84A18°C6 d11 hBusy2
Apr95S24°C2 d12 hBusy1
May91S28°C1 d13 hPeak2
Jun87A32°C0 d13 hBusy2
Jul83A33°C0 d13 hShoulder1
Aug82A33°C0 d12 hShoulder1
Sep87A32°C0 d11 hShoulder1
Oct93S27°C1 d10 hBusy—
Nov88A21°C3 d9 hShoulder—
Dec77B15°C5 d9 hQuiet—

What's on in Madaba through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Ramadan25 Jan – 25 Mar (usually)Holiday
March
  • Spring on the Madaba plains1 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)Nature
May
  • Eid al-Adha1 May – 5 Jun (usually)Holiday
  • Independence Day25–26 MayHoliday
June
  • Plateau summer15 Jun – 5 Sep (usually)Season

Crowds in Madaba in April

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Madaba

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters consistently name April and May as the best weather window for Jordan overall, with temperatures warm but still comfortable for a full day of outdoor sightseeing. Posters do flag that recent years have brought real rain, and even snow, into early April in parts of the country, though rainfall generally tapers off noticeably by late April - meaning early-month visitors should pack for a wider range of conditions than late-month ones. Posters consistently describe Madaba as a calm, easy small town to overnight in, commonly paired with Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea on a broader Jordan itinerary, with the back half of April generally delivering the more stable, reliably pleasant conditions.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Jordan's forum consistently rates October as one of the best months to visit, and posters who specifically included Madaba on an October itinerary described the weather as close to perfect for the whole trip - warm, balmy days and cool, breezy evenings that call for just a light fleece. Multiple longtime visitors said they've never actually seen rain in Jordan during October across several years of trips, which lines up with the real record: it essentially doesn't rain here until November. It's an easy month to plan around without much weather risk.
JordanAutumnTraveler · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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